Somatic Mosaicism in the Human Genome
Somatic mosaicism refers to the occurrence of two genetically distinct populations of cells within an individual, derived from a postzygotic mutation. In contrast to inherited mutations, somatic mosaic mutations may affect only a portion of the body and are not transmitted to progeny. These mutation...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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MDPI
2014
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4276927/ |